Chartmetric’s new report shows where women and gender-diverse artists are gaining ground

A global snapshot of music industry gender equity, backed by data from over a million artists. See what’s changed and what hasn’t. Chartmetric has released its latest Make Music Equal report, offering a look into gender representation across the music world. Drawing from a dataset of over 1 million artists and their self-identified pronouns, the 2025 edition provides fresh insight into where equity efforts are working, and where the industry still falls short. Originally launched on Women’s Equality Day 2021, the Make Music Equal initiative makes Chartmetric’s global artist pronoun data freely accessible under a Creative Commons license. The project…